坐禪三昧經 1.6

1.6

The characteristics of a foolish person: he has much doubt and much regret; he is lazy and lacks discernment; he is self-satisfied and hard to bend; he is arrogant and hard to instruct; what is trustworthy he does not believe, and what is not trustworthy he believes. He knows no respect; he puts faith everywhere; he has many teachers and is flippant; he has no shame and behaves rashly; he acts without forethought; he contradicts teachings and is muddled and contrary. He does not choose his friends; he does not groom himself; he loves taking heterodox paths as his teacher; he does not distinguish good from evil; he learns with difficulty and forgets easily; he has dull faculties and is indolent. He scolds and slanders the practice of giving; his mind has no pity; he destroys the bridge of the Dharma; he is confused in everything he encounters; he glares without looking properly; he has no wisdom or skill; he seeks much with craving; he has much doubt and little faith. He detests good people; he undermines the retributions of sin and merit; he does not distinguish good words; he cannot understand his faults; he does not accept admonitions; he alienates relatives and is hated by enemies; he knows no manners; he likes to speak harsh words. His beard, hair, and nails are long; his teeth and clothes have much dirt; he is ordered about by others; he is not afraid of fearful things, worries where there is joy, rejoices where there is sorrow, laughs when it is sad, and grieves when it is joyful; he follows only when pulled along; he can endure painful tasks; he does not distinguish different tastes; it is hard for him to attain detachment from desire; and the offenses he commits are grave and heavy. Such various marks are the characteristics of folly.